Ex-Manchester United player Billy Garton, aged 54, outlined how even those we feel have everything in life can struggle with suicidal thoughts. Unbeknown to Billy he had ME and, while he didn’t realise it at the time, was suffering from depression.
A trio of medical experts from Manchester made a potentially revolutionary breakthrough for the treatment of brain tumours. Trials even demonstrated a capacity for the drug to prevent tumours from acquiring resistance at all, which would dramatically improve the success of treatment for this particular cancer.
A rose grown in memory of TV personality Dianne Oxberry was put on display at Walkden Gardens in Sale. Dianne Oxberry was a regular visitor to Walkden Gardens.
The full programme for the 14th annual Manchester Literature Festival, taking place in venues all over the city, was revealed.
As Manchester prepared to commemorate 200 years since the events at Peterloo About Manchester took a look at another incident which claimed at least over one dozen lives and causalities into the hundreds. The then small village of Middleton on the road from Manchester to Middleton would in 1812 witness scenes that some may argue were a precursor to the events at Peter Fields seven year later.
A new research tool developed by the Greater Manchester Poverty Action highlighted the huge disparities in living standards across the city region.
Co-op Funeralcare’s rainbow Hearse was seen driving the streets of Manchester as part of the city’s pride parade.
A double amputee dog ran a marathon to raise funds for the rescue she calls her forever home. Sherry, a sanctuary dog at Dogs4Rescue in Irlam ran one mile a day for 26 days on her new wheels which replaced her back legs.
New research uncovered that Manchester street art was the most documented on Instagram in the north.
A Japanese Spider Crab, the largest species of crab in the world, was caught on camera by aquarists at Sea Life Manchester, moulting his entire shell.
A record-breaking 400,000 people visited Bolton’s biggest ever Food and Drink Festival. The annual festival celebrated its 14th anniversary in 2019 and is organised by Bolton Council in association with Aldi UK.
The city celebrated diversity at The Festival of Manchester, the free festival returned taking over the entire Platt Fields Park for one day.
Manchester Metrolink commuters were treated to a surprise acoustic performance from the cast of ‘& Juliet’, a contemporary musical that premiered at the Opera House.
